Afghanistan

Americas Misc 

Pentagon Identifies National Guard Solider who Died in Afghanistan

May 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Bagram Airfield (BAF), Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, South Carolina National Guard, U.S. National Guard, USA

The U.S. Department of Defense announced today the death of a U.S. National Guard soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s

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Asia-Pacific Training & Simulation 

Raytheon Selected to Train Afghan Air Force Pilots

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghan Air Force (AAF), Afghanistan, Raytheon, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Training and Simulation, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC)

The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC) has selected Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a business of Raytheon Technologies, to train Afghan

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Air Force Evacuates Three Contractors with COVID-19 from Afghanistan

April 11, 2020April 12, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aeromedical evacuation (AE), Afghanistan, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Coronavirus, Ramstein Air Base, Transport Isolation System (TIS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Mobility Command (AMC), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) evacuated three U.S. government contractors who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Afghanistan to

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Australia to Deliver 15,000+ Silvershield Counter-IED Units to Afghanistan

March 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), Afghanistan, Australia, Counter-IED (C-IED), Improvised explosive device (IED), L3 Micreo, L3 Micreo Silvershield C-IED

The Australian Department of Defence, in collaboration with the Australian industry, will manufacture and deliver more than 15,000 lifesaving Silvershield

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Four Resolute Support Service Members in Afghanistan Tests Positive for COVID-19

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Coronavirus, NATO, Operation Resolute Support

Four Coalition service members have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), marking the first positive tests among the NATO Resolute

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Deployments Middle East 

Australian Defence Force to Temporarily Relocate Non-Essential Personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan Due to COVID-19

March 23, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Coronavirus, Iraq

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is temporarily relocating non-essential personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of coronavirus disease

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Army Paratroopers Returning from Afghanistan Begins 14-Day Quarantine

March 15, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 82nd Airborne Division (US Army), Afghanistan, Coronavirus, Fort Bragg, Operation Resolute Support, Paratrooper, U.S. Army, USA

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division began a 14-day quarantine upon their return from Afghanistan

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Joint Statement on Signing of U.S.-Taliban Agreement

March 9, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghanistan, Qatar, Taliban, U.S.-Taliban Agreement, USA

The text of the following statement was agreed by Special Envoys and Special Representatives of the European Union, France, Germany,

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Begins Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

March 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, U.S. Armed Forces, US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), USA

The United States has begun to withdraw troops from Afghanistan almost a week after the signing of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement.

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Gunship Crew Awarded 14 Medals for Afghanistan SOF Mission

March 8, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Afghanistan, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) US, Gunship, Lockheed AC-130U Spooky, Special Operations, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), US Air Medal, USA

Aircrew of a U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship, who took part in an Afghanistan mission in April, were awarded

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